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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
3
A landlady and her new lodger discuss a noisy cat at breakfast. The lodger explains the cat kept him awake and gently asks if the animal could be tamed rather than killed, reflecting a mild exchange in a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph context.
The Farm Boys Camp at Regina aims to be an educational program run by the provincial department of agriculture. It mirrors state fair linked camps but treats the event as a short agricultural course rather than merely an outing. Teams from agricultural associations will be formed with prize winners given preference for selection.
A wartime editorial urges national unity and continued sacrifice as essential to facing danger and meeting the task ahead. It notes Canada’s noble role so far and stresses that greater effort is required from the people in this period of national strain.
A Toronto Mails and Empire opinion argues long ocean hauls worsen shipping strain. It notes 4000 tons moved to Europe from here shifts 1000 tons, while 10000 tons from Argentina or 15000 from Australia would be needed for the same amount. The piece links self denial in export foods to countering the submarine menace.
The British Ministry of Food endorses potato butter as a low-cost butter substitute. Made in England for under 10 cents per pound, boil floury potatoes, sieve, mix with butter or margarine and salt, mold into rolls, and store in a cool place. For appearance add color and use butter preservative for longer storage.
Peter Veregin leader of the Doukhobor colonies in Western Canada completes a purchase of 10 000 acres of prairie land near Kilmore Saskatchewan with payments to extend over ten years. Veregin states no intention to move to Russia and clarifies the group will aid production while not pledging fealty to any monarch.
The text discusses dining hours from five to eight for all except the committees. It cites Rule 5 granting the committee liberty at any time to fill vacancies and notes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for bilious stomach distress.
In a crowded tramcar a group with a badge tactic stands against rules as a girl challenges the crowd. A literalist only smiles and sits when a button is pressed. the car moves, the phrase quoted from a barrister appears, and the scene ends with a push toward order.
Captain D J McDonald of the schooner John G Walter, sunk in the Atlantic after a U-boat fired a torpedo. He knocked the German commander, leapt overboard, swam to safety using wreckage as cover as the submarine crew searched. The U-boat abandoned ship and fled.
A fragment describes an American Lafay tte squadron member making a rapid descent and landing behind a British ferodrone. He limped ashore after tangling with wires and brass fittings, then asked the pilot, revealing he had spread petrol on the grate plot.
A Feltham summons against a Baltimore hotelkeeper was dismissed as his family has traded there for over a century and police had no prior complaints. The brief note mentions a doctor and a protest from an ere foe lionist phrase in the OCR.
The speech urges young men to depart, stressing the law must be obeyed. It notes English and French soldiers fighting together in Flanders for liberty, home protection, and a free life, expressing confidence in compatriots to do their duty.
Mrs Francois of Tourville Que endorses Baby's Own Tablets as a mild effective remedy for infants. The Dr Williams Medicine Co sells boxes at 23 cents by mail from Brockville Ontario.
Canada’s food board urges boosting vegetable intake to reduce wheat demand. It cites potatoes carrots turnips and onions from last year and advises not to waste produce to conserve scarce wheat supplies.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a fast corn cure. It claims that a few drops dissolve a corn, shrink it, and cause it to drop out by the roots, with Tutnain's also praised as a great, low cost remedy.
Lord Claud Hamilton urges killing and eating toy dogs to ease shortages. He cites a queue at a butcher and ribbons with dogs as part of the appeal. Dog defenders, led by Lady Algerno, oppose the plan while Britain debates broader food-saving ideas. A British dog wool association is also proposed, claiming wool from long haired breeds may be spun into textile fibers.
An official statement from a Delhi field conference announces approval of recommendations on power questions and national resource development. The meeting backed continuing energetic recruiting on a voluntary basis and advancing immediate development fields.
An item recalls Allan who forgave his wife for a jail letter left behind when he left home. He never forgets the quarter he gave her for spending money as reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Britain shows sustained wartime economic strength as Bonar Law notes self sufficiency after four years of conflict. With the United States aiding allies, Britain plans to cover more than five billion six hundred million dollars of debts from allies and dominions. Grand strategic pressure from Von Bethmann-Hollweg is recalled as Germany faced Britain in 1914.
An old advertisement touts Hollowa as a solution to remove corns and excrescences. It claims a thorough, painless effect and urges readers to clear away the problem by using the product.
A comic debate among Black men centers on a hypothetical disaster and a joke about a child dying from drinking too much water. One man insists such a thing would not happen, while another argues the opposite, highlighting racial dialect and informal banter.
Fragmentary quote cites Miss Cayenne and a comment about digestion and attire. The source is a partial, unattributed newspaper quote with cryptic wording and no clear event or context.
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